Exam 14: Tif 1: the History of the Personal Computer

Introduced in 1983, the ________ was the first successful personal computer that used a graphical user interface (GUI).

________ was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

The CP/M, which stands for ________, was the first operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chip, the processor for PCs.

Prior to the 1980s, IBM built and sold primarily ________ computers to large corporations.

Computers that used integrated circuits are referred to as third-generation computers.

Released in 1984, the Apple Macintosh was the first computer that used 3.5-inch floppy disks.

Which company approached Bill Gates to write an operating system program for its computer?

The Z1 is thought to be the first computer to include features such as a control unit and separate memory functions.

Charles Babbage designed the first automatic calculator in 1834.

The Turing Machine was a computer that entered the market immediately after the IBM PC.

WYSIWYG stands for ________.

The ________ was the first portable computer.

________ was the first electronic spreadsheet application.

Introduced in the late 1970s, which of the following allowed users to interact more easily with the computer?

DOS stands for ________.

BASIC was the first programming language ever developed.